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24: The Scum Is Tragic

Cheng Sheng smiled as he walked away from the wall where he is hiding. Xie Lan already knew that Xi Ling is innocent. He figured, Xie Lan acted like that towards his younger brother Xi Ling since he can't face Xi Ling out of guilt when he blamed Xi Ling of all that happened in the past. Founder... he's ashamed. He thought as he opened the door of Chen Jing's room. He saw Chen Jing lying on the bed, motionless. His eyes open and are glassy. Fei Yin is silently sitting beside the bed. "He's surprisingly awkward." Cheng Sheng said as he walked inside.

Fei Yin didn't know what to react. Xie Lan and Xi Ling didn't hide their conversation, and so Fei Yin and Ming Ye and Fei Lin also must have heard them. "Mn." Fei Yin just said, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Cheng Sheng didn't mind the other's answer. He sat beside Fei Yin and looked at Chen Jing. "I wonder if he could wake up." He said.

Fei Yin looked at him. He stared at Cheng Sheng. "He will." He said and turned to Chen Jing.

Cheng Sheng didn't answer and took out the Recollection Bell. He looked at it as it floated on top of his palm and glowed, turning mid-air. "The Recollection Bell is more effective if the person you are looking for is more important to you." He said. "However, the more important that one is, the more you will drown in your memories and would be unable to extricate yourself from them. I wonder..." he said as he held the bell in his hand. He looked at Chen Jing. "How can a person be attached to another, at his life's expense?" he asked.

Fei Yin froze. He looked at Cheng Sheng. "It's because you care for them." He answered.

Cheng Sheng didn't continue the topic. He stood up and checked Chen Jing's eyes. "Hm?" he said as he hovered his hands above Chen Jing's face.

"What's wrong?" Fei Yin asked.

Cheng Sheng's brows knit as he sat back beside Fei Yin. His fingers on his chin as he thinks. "Normally, a person who is under the effect of the Recollection Bell should develop a heart demon. The more you can't extricate yourself from the memories, the higher the possibility of developing a heart demon." He said. "This is a given. However – " he looked at Chen Jing. " – I don't sense anything from father." He almost bit his tongue when he said the word 'father'. He continued. "Father also knew about this. However, he cannot empty his mind if he wanted to rid of a heart demon. He cannot think of sect leader Wu at that state. Our operation would be a failure." He explained. "So, how did he not develop a heart demon?" he asked.

"Chen-xiong has deep but pure love towards Wu-xiong." It was Ming Ye. He was standing by the doorway. He looked at them two and smiled.

"Where are founder and elder Xi?" Cheng Sheng asked.

"They went back to Wu-xiong's room and are talking to Junior Fei." Ming Ye answered as he walked towards them. His eyes fell on Fei Yin.

Fei Yin started. "Elder Ming." He said. "This..." he hesitated.

"I know." Ming Ye said. "Like Xie-shidi and Junior Xi, what's between you and Junior Fei is also a family matter." He said.

Fei Yin blinked. Then, he bowed. "Thanking elder Ming for understanding." He said.

Ming Ye just smiled as he looked at Chen Jing. "Sometimes, I envy Chen-xiong." He said. "He grew up in a very caring family." he looked at Cheng Sheng. "This is the reason why Chen-xiong's mind is clear and his heart pure. He never had heart demons." He told them. "Heart demons develop when one is confused and or is harboring evil thoughts, thus being corrupted. However – " he looked at Chen Jing. " – Chen-xiong has always been resolute towards everything. His mind has always been stable, he is firm in his decisions." He explained. "A perfect person for a sect leader." He smiled.